Burial-casket.



PATENTBD AUG. 1. 1905.

JQP. HILL. ,BURIAL GASKET. APPLICATION FILED IIJB. 212.1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT oEEicE.

JULIAN P. HILL, OIF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

BURIAL-GASKET.

To all lwhom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, JULIAN I. HILL, a citizen of the United States` residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have `invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burial-Gaskets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved sani,- tary burial-casket constructed of glass; and theobject is to provide a simple and secure means for closingl and sealing the opening or openings thereof. V

It also relates to certain details of construction, all of ywhich will be fully and clearly hereinafter describedand claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in"

which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved burial-casket. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal central section on linea a, Fig.` 1. Fig. 3 represents a perspective View of the removable support and its pivotal supporting-bars.

Fig. 4 represents an end view of the removable corpse-support, the hinged supporting s-ide bars, and one of the` transverse en'd bars. Fig. 5 represents an interior face view of one of the covers. Fig. 6 represents a central section through one of the end covers on line b Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detached view of the screw-threaded locking-rod.

In referring to the accompanying drawings in detail like numeralsrepresent like parts.

The main or body portion 1 of the casket is formed entirely of glass and is preferably cylindrical in form and having' a substantially circular opening 2 at each end. This opening extends entirely through the body portion and is closed at each end by means of the glass covers or caps 3. These caps 3, detail views of which are shown in Figs. 5 and 6, fit over the reduced circular ends 4 of the body portion 1, substantially as shownin Fig. 2.

To provide means for fastening the caps in place when fitted upon the ends of the body portion, each is provided with an interior center enlargement 5, having a screw-threaded interiorly-eXtending depression 6, and a transverse bar 7, provided with a central screwthreaded opening, is fastened to the cap by means of a locking rod or portion 8, having a screw-threaded end engaging in the screwthreaded opening in the cap and a screwthreaded end engaging in the screw-threaded opening in the transverse bar.

In my former patent, No. 534,046, the head Specification of Letters Patent.

Application flied February 23, 1898. Serial No.l 671,267.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905.`

.of a screw-bolt is molded or otherwise rigidly secured in an enlargement projecting from the interior of the cover, the screw-threaded'- end of the bolt being adapted to be inserted and screwed into an opening in a transverse support.

rigid in the cover, could not be removed,'and

of the body. In my present device'the rod 8, which is employed instead of the'screwbolt, has both ends screw-threaded,isV rem'ov` ably screwed into the enlargement on the interior of the cover, and when in place -possesses more holding-surfaceand is exposed to less strain than the bolt-head in my: former patent.

ing the bolt and cover, thereby greatly lessi ening the strain upon the glass when the, cover isbeing secured and especially preventing any twisting strain.

, To support the transverse bars within th'efy casket, the support or device 9, upon which' the remains are placed when introduced intothe casket, is provided with ears 10, to'whilch are pivoted the arms 11, and` to the opposite. ends of said arms the longitudinal bars 12 are*` secured, the'transverse bars being provided with openings through which ends of the longitudinal bars are inserted and fastened with nuts 13.

While it is preferable to have both ends of the body portion open and close them by means of caps, I may in some instances construct the bodyportion with but one open end, the other being permanently closed. f `In practice the remains are placed upon the support 9, the arms 11 and the longitudinal bars 12-serving to support the same and its drapery during its introduction into the body portion of the casket, the transverse bars are Thisl I found by eXperi'enee'pos-I`4 sessed disadvantages, as the bolt was held y In my improved construction thev cover is turned on thescrew instead of turn` snugly and closely in contact with the casketbody end.

It will be noticed that the covers or caps are provided with rims or flanges, which preferably encircle .and fit upon the exterior of the ends of the body portion instead of fitting within. The reason of this is that, should the end pieces be inserted in the openings in the body, the pressure caused by screwing the caps or endpieces snugly and firmly in place would tend to split or crack the body portion of the casket. With my improved form of cover the strain would be upon the rim of the cover, which could easily be made thick enough to resist ordinary pressure, and even if a cover should crack or break it could be much more easily, quickly, and cheaply replaced than the body portion.

I claim as my invention- 1. A casket having a hollow body portion provided with an opening, a cover for closing said opening having an interior central enlargement provided with a screw threaded opening, a support within the casket having a transverse part and a screw extending from the transverse part and adapted to screw into the screw-threaded opening in the central enlargement, substantially as set forth.

2.' A casket having a hollow body portion provided with an opening at each end, a cover for closing each opening having a central interior-screw-threaded opening, a transverse support provided with a screw-threaded opening within the casket, and a screw-threaded rod adapted to screw into the screw-threaded openings in the cross-bar and cover for locking the cover to the support, substantially as set forth.

3. A casket having a hollow body portion provided with an opening, a cover for closing said opening, a support for the body within lthe casket comprising a base, side railings hinged to said base, cross-bars attached to the ends of said side railings and means for locking the cover to the cross-bars.

4. A casket having a hollow body portionu provided with an opening at each end, a cover for closing each opening, a support for the body within the casket comprising a base, side railings hinged to said base, cross-bars attached to the ends of said side railings and means for locking the covers to the cross-bars.

5. A casket having a hollow body portion provided with an opening for the introduction of the remains, acover for said opening, a support for the remains within the casket comprising a base, arms hinged to said support, longitudinal bars supported by said arms either in an elevated position or folded upon the support, transverse bars secured to thc ends of the longitudinal bars, when said longitudinal bars are in an elevated position, and means for locking the cover to the transverse bars, as set forth.

6. A casket having a glass body provided with an opening for the introduction of the corpse, a glass cover having a projecting rim or flange adapted to fit over the exterior of the body and a central interior-screw-threaded opening and a fastening device within the body having a screw-threaded part adapted to screw into the opening in the cover, substantially as set forth.

7 A casket having a body provided with an opening, a cover for said opening having an interior-screwthreaded opening, and a fastening device within the casket having a screw-threaded part adapted to engage in the screw-threaded opening in the cover as said cover is being rotated into position, substantially as set forth.

JULIAN P. HILL.

Witnesses:

A. J SANGSTER, G. A. NEUBAUER. 

